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Buccaneers sweep two in MWC soccer at IC JACKSONVILLE, Ill. - After a rather unsatisfying trip to Monmouth on Saturday, both the men's and women's soccer teams from Beloit College could enjoy themselves on the trip back from Illinois College Sunday.They both were convincing victors. Beloit's men won, 4-1, and the women shut out IC, 6-0.Beloit's men had battled Monmouth for two overtimes and settled for a 3-3 tie on Saturday. There were no comebacks by the Blue Boys Sunday. The Buccaneers took a 2-1 lead in the first half and then added two more in the second, outshooting the hosts, 25-9. Chris Johnson put Beloit on the scoreboard at the 3:47 mark. IC tied it, but Nukuna Sandile's unassisted goal at 31:31 put the Bucs ahead to stay. Matt Buechler scored off a corner kick and Sandile added a second goal on an assist by Corey Farrar.Chris Lowry had six saves for Beloit (6-6-1 overall, 3-4-1 MWC).Saturday, Chas Fricke, Johnson and Michael Findley all scored first-half goals for Beloit, but Monmouth's Trevor Neff tied the game with a second-half goal and two OTs couldn't break it. Goalie Chip Schumacher had two saves. Beloit out-shot Monmouth, 30-15.Monmouth's women knocked off - more available